Miami Dade College

InterAmerican Campus

Campus Information

In the Heart of Little Havana

The InterAmerican Campus is located in the colorful and lively neighborhood
of Little Havana.
The seed for InterAmerican Campus was planted in 1972 when the College offered two night courses at
the Belen Jesuit Prep School. Sixty students enrolled. By 1979, the program had blossomed into the Wolfson
Campus' Division of Bilingual Studies, enrolling 2,000 students.

Fast Growth

In the early 1980s, an influx of students from Latin America and the Caribbean led to the addition of
day classes and full-time faculty. By 1986, the division had grown to "center" designation, and it moved
into a building in Little Havana purchased by the College Foundation.

InterAmerican Center became the largest bilingual learning environment in all of higher education. When
enrollment reached 5,500, the College District Board of Trustees petitioned the state of Florida for "campus"
status. The request was approved and on March 27, 2001, InterAmerican Campus was born, becoming the
sixth campus of Miami Dade College.